Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski participated in Chase Eliminator Media Day at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in advance of this weekend’s race at Martinsville Speedway. Here is a transcript of their group interviews.
Joe Gibbs Racing drivers Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch were made available to the media at Chase Eliminator Media Day in Charlotte at the NASCAR Hall of Fame:
No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota driver David Ragan visits Martinsville Speedway this weekend with only four races remaining in the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup season.
Stenhouse has five NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) starts at Martinsville with an average starting position of 22.2 and average finishing position of 30.2.
Almirola has 13 Sprint Cup Series starts at Martinsville where he scored one Top-Five, three Top-10 and four Top-15 finishes. He scored his best finish at the paper clip-shaped oval in 2014 when he drove the No. 43 Ford to a fourth-place finish. He also has five Truck Series starts with one Top-Five and two Top-10 finishes.
Hornish goes to Martinsville with eight previous starts at the track in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He has a best finish of 13th (spring 2010 and fall 2012) at the flat short track. He is looking for his first Top-10 finish at the track this weekend. His best start at Martinsville Speedway is 24th.
The Eliminator Round begins this weekend at Martinsville Speedway and Ford’s Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski are still alive in the battle for this year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. Here’s a look at Ford’s history at Martinsville.
“Additionally, aside from today’s post-race inspection, NASCAR has completed review of any other potential penalties from the track this past weekend, and there will be no further actions.”
NASCAR today announced agreements with 23 tracks to field NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races for the next five years. Additionally, 24 tracks will host NASCAR XFINITY Series races through 2020.
Joe Gibbs Racing’s Brandon Jones (second) and Christopher Bell (third) delivered podium finishes to lead Toyota in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Darlington Raceway on Saturday evening.
23XI Racing driver Tyler Reddick was made available to the media on Saturday after winning the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race from Darlington Raceway.